THE IRISH CAUSE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 85, 5 January 1920, Page 5

THE IRISH CAUSE

DISASTROUS POLICY OF SINN FEINERS A WORD OF WARNING y (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright o London. January 2 i) Mr. John Dillon, the Nationalist s leador, in a letter, declares that the ■[ Sinn Fein objects are unattainable. The f policy of the leaders is disastrous to the ,- Irish cause, and is bound to lead to . greater disasters. He urges a return to r sano Nationalism—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; THE NATIONALIST FORCES MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD THROWN AWAY, i (Rcc. January 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 2. Tho Blackbrook Council carried'a rel:o4ut'on calling on Mr. Dillon, Mr. ' Joseph Devlin and other Nationalists to reorganise the Nationalist forces. Mr. Dillon, in replying, says that in view of the result of tho last election and tho infamous character of the present Government of Ireland, ho has not felt free, to tako a prominent part in reorganising Ireland on constitutional lines. Commenting further on tho Sinn Fein policy, Mr. Dillon deplored tho throwing away of their most effectivo weapon, an independent and united party in the House of Commons, and tho declaring of war against the British Empire when Ireland had no means of carrying it on in a civilised and decent fashion. It was foolish in the ex-treme.—Aiis-N.Z. Cnblo Assn. LIMERICK POST OFFICE RAIDED London, January 2. Armed and masked men raided the post offico at Limerick, and escaped with thousands of pounds—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OFFICIALS HELD UP WITH PISTOLS. (Eec. January 4, 11.5 p.m.) London, January 2. The raiders arrived on bicycles.'They picketed the approaches to the central post office and cut tho telephone wires. They then divided into parties, going to tho rarting room and other departments and holding up tho officials with pistols, while the leaders seized the oldage pensions, which were chiefly in silver and ready for payment. The clerk with the key of a safe containing .£ISOO had just left, and the raiders were unablo to break open the safe— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn